DE19957339C2 - Cageelement, sowie Satz von Cageelementen - Google Patents

Cageelement, sowie Satz von Cageelementen

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DE19957339C2
DE19957339C2 DE19957339A DE19957339A DE19957339C2 DE 19957339 C2 DE19957339 C2 DE 19957339C2 DE 19957339 A DE19957339 A DE 19957339A DE 19957339 A DE19957339 A DE 19957339A DE 19957339 C2 DE19957339 C2 DE 19957339C2
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Franz Copf
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SPONTECH SPINE INTELLIGENCE GROUP AG, DE
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WO1995031947A1 (fr) * 1994-05-23 1995-11-30 Spine-Tech, Inc. Implant pour fusion intervertebrale
DE4423257A1 (de) * 1994-07-02 1996-01-04 Ulrich Heinrich Implantat zum Einsetzen zwischen Wirbelkörper der Wirbelsäule als Platzhalter
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